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Archive | November, 2009
Catchin’ Up With Other in Berlin
“berlin is full of giant murals by famous street artists. it is inspiring but of course not everyone gets the opportunity to get scaffolding and tons of paint. and a 50 storey building to play with… so i found my own and did this hanging from the windows and some junk to stand on from the ground with one can of spray paint in the sun… ghetto and a bit busted and frog legged but damn it was fun … Other
Leith O’Malley Interview
Here’s some quotes by fellow Australian artist Leith O’Malley, from an interview here at Art and Art Ed.”Remember there are not better artists, just better publicists!”Leith O’Malley”When I am creating art… I have a real sense of excitement and even …
Seen On The Streets Of Buenos Aires
Artist: Run Dont Walk & Stencil Land
Nelson’s Victory
While I was on London last week, I stumbled upon this poster of Lord Nelson’s victory over the French and Spanish fleets in the Battle of Trafalger, in a hotel in Greenwich.
Noted that several of the ships could carry up to 1200 men, and the combined fleets had over 50,000 navy seaman in battle. [...]
Cop caught tagging
With thanks to Stik for sending the above picture through. Classic I think you will agree! It was taken at the ‘Other Side’ show which is on until 29th November in the Arts Pavilion, Mile End Park just a very short walk from Mile End Tube station (Central Line). During the run of the show artists have been coming in and creating works for display with some giving demonstrations of their techniques as they go along. Stik himself is also present - curating, organising and painting all day long and thanks to him the list of artists on show is growing longer by the day. Check out some of the work on display below or go along in person.
The Other Side at the Arts Pavilion, Mile End Park
Elate
Layered cork based graffiti by Scabbage (detail)
Teddy Baden
Zomby
Run
Paranoiak Smile
Stik’s work in progress
Stik has his own show in the same location in December
Quest for art’s Idol-Talent-Factor-Runway
A new four-part reality show, School of Saatchi, begins tonight on BBC television (and will be viewable online). Six artists from an open submission competition are selected, first by a panel of judges – artist Tracey Emin, critic Matthew Collings, collector Frank Cohen and Kate Bush, director of the Barbican …